By Zach CockrumSenate Budget Resolutions are funny things, especially to those of us who'd rather be parked in a boat on the Potomac eagerly awaiting the first signs of the spring shad run. The resolution itself sets funding levels for the government, but they are often not binding unless... [ READ MORE... ]

By Helen Neville and Dan Dauwalter
When TU staff consider who might be valuable partners in our conservation work, we typically think of state fish and wildlife agencies, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, or the U.S. Forest Service, to name a few. We certainly don’t... [ READ MORE... ]

By Corey Fisher
The issues that fall under the purview of the U.S. Department of the Interior are as varied geographically as they are in subject matter. From oil and gas leasing in the Gulf of Mexico to wilderness management in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and from Atlantic salmon recovery... [ READ MORE... ]

By Chris Hunt
Years ago, when I was gathering content for a fly fishing guide book about eastern Idaho's small waters, I found myself on a tiny lilypad-esconsed pond at the edge of Yellowstone's Pitchstone Plateau. The little lake, just outside the park in Idaho, was accessible via a 4-by-4 truck,... [ READ MORE... ]

Gill lice in a Wisconsin brook trout. Photo courtesy of Wisconsin Trout Unlimited.
By Jack Williams
In Wisconsin, Department of Natural Resources staff are finding increasing rates of gill lice parasitism in brook trout as waters warm. In North Carolina, the same gill lice have been found for the... [ READ MORE... ]

By Shauna Sherard
I think this is what they call a teachable moment. Or a learning moment. Perhaps a moment to reflect, or even all of the above.
Last week we posted a photo--the wrong photo--of a large steelhead being held out of water.
It was a repost of a story about fishing being on fire on... [ READ MORE... ]

Lauren McGarvey displays a large cutthroat trout collected during a summer she spent working at Yellowstone National Park. Volunteering with Trout Unlimited helped stir her passion for trout.
By Lauren McGarvey
Two summers ago I began a remarkable experience that has greatly impacted me. As a... [ READ MORE... ]

By Jeff Barney and Jerry Schoen
There are a lot of good reasons to pay attention to what’s hatching. No. 1, of course, is to match the hatch and hopefully catch more fish.
There are also the little things we pick up, almost without noticing, as we watch newly emerged specimens of different species... [ READ MORE... ]

Lahontan cutthroat trout could one day be reintroduced into waters like Susie Creek in Nevada, where restoration work involves keeping cows from "parking" in the water.
by Helen Neville
Cattle reign supreme in the West, valued by many as an iconic part of this landscape and an important thread of... [ READ MORE... ]

The following is written testimony from K.C. Walsh, president and owner of Simms Fishing Products; Dave Perkins, vice-chairman of the Orvis Co.; and Travis Cambpell, the president and CEO of Far Bank Enterprises (Sage, Redington and RIO); and John Land Le Coq, CEO and founder of Fishpond to members... [ READ MORE... ]